As the first GreenGT will be on display at the Geneva Auto Show from March 4 to 14, CAMTECS will manage the build of a 1:18 scale model of the GreenGT Twenty-4 (the white car) that is scheduled for production in 2011. Twenty-four are to be built: two for racing at Le Mans (hence the name) and twenty-two as road going electric powered supercars!
We have taken the initial concept of solar panel integration on a car body one step further. Our latest testing in southern France exposed the panel to 120+ mph speed, as they are installed on the GreenGT racecar. The concept proved durable and more testins is to come.
We are pleased to announce that the first ever track session of the GreenGT all electrical racecar was a great success. All systems performed and the car always made it back to the pits on its own power during the three day test session at Le Castellet. GreenGT is now back in its shop and due for further fine tuning before its first ever rollout in public at the end of this summer!
CAMTECS recently became the engineering partner of GreenGT! Read more on the GreenGT website!
CAMTECS is now working for the second year on assisting Team Seattle to make their Le Mans project happen. Working closely with Don Kitch and Robin Donovan, CAMTECS helps to pave the way for Team Seattle to race at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2009. Read more about that great endavour that will help children both in France and the USA!
While being involved in its development from the start, CAMTECS has recently conducted a packaging study for the very promising Eckendorff device. Invented by Jean-Pierre Eckendorff of France, the device has already undergone testing and evaluation at two major automotive OEMs. Integrated in or near a car's seat, its purpose is to absorb the energy to which the occupant of a motor vehicule is exposed during a crash. CAMTECS did a complete packaging study to implement the device in a racecar safety tube frame. Calculations show that it will dissipate 1000 Joules of energy on impact, thus reducing substantially the initial blow to which the occupant is exposed. This innovation in safety equipment will allow to further reduce the risks of major and fatal injuries to which racecar drivers are exposed.
In cooperation with our partner GTS Automotive, CAMTECS provides a once a month training class for RENAULT product managers. Technically oriented, the class helps engineers as well as markting people, to better understand the making of a car seat. We sketch out what goes into a car seat, where the costs come from and what can be done to optimize safety, weight, perceived qaulity, comfort and cost, or even all that at the same time.
If you are interested in a similar training class, please contact us at 00 33 142 25 12 75
